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Enable or Disable Recent Search History in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Recent Search History in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off save search history on this device for your account in Windows 11. Windows Search lets you search from your taskbar to find what you’re looking for, whether it’s on your device, in the cloud, or on the web. Windows Search saves your recent search history locally on your device by default to help you find things faster. For example, you might discover that an app is ranked higher in your results if you’ve searched for it before. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-search-and-privacy-99fb8251-7260-1cd6-1bbb-15c2370eb168 Turning off "Search history on this device" will not clear recent device search history. Option One: Turn On or Off Recent Search History...
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Manually Scan with Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Manually Scan with Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you different ways to manually scan files, folders, and drives on demand with Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft Defender Antivirus is an antivirus software that is included in Windows 11 and can help protect your device from viruses, malware, and other threats. Microsoft Defender Antivirus regularly scans your device to help keep it safe. It tries to do this while you are not using your device so it doesn’t interfere with your work. Real-time protection consists of always-on scanning with file and process behavior monitoring and heuristics. When real-time protection is on, Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects malware and potentially unwanted software that attempts to install...
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Turn On or Off Microsoft Defender Firewall in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Turn On or Off Microsoft Defender Firewall in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how turn on or off Microsoft Defender Firewall for Domain, Private, and/or Public networks in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft Defender Firewall helps prevent hackers and malicious software from gaining access to your PC through the internet or a Domain, Private, or Public network. An organization might require you to turn it on before you can access their network resources from your device. Domain profile: Used for networks where there is a system of account authentication against a domain controller (DC), such as an Azure Active Directory DC Private profile: Designed for and best used in private networks such as a home network Public profile: Designed with higher security in mind for public networks...
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Enable or Disable Microsoft Defender Firewall in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Microsoft Defender Firewall in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the ability to turn on or off Microsoft Defender Firewall in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft Defender Firewall helps prevent hackers and malicious software from gaining access to your PC through the internet or a Domain, Private, or Public network. An organization might require you to turn it on before you can access their network resources from your device. Domain profile: Used for networks where there is a system of account authentication against a domain controller (DC), such as an Azure Active Directory DC Private profile: Designed for and best used in private networks such as a home network Public profile: Designed with higher security in mind for public networks like...
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Change how BitLocker Unlocks OS Drive at Startup in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Change how BitLocker Unlocks OS Drive at Startup in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to choose how to unlock your operating system drive at startup with a PIN, USB flash drive, or automatically with TPM in Windows 11. BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned drives and computers. New files are automatically encrypted when you save them to a drive encrypted by BitLocker. However, if you copy these files to another drive or a different PC not encrypted by BitLocker, the files are automatically decrypted. BitLocker checks the PC during startup for any conditions that could represent a security risk (for example, a change to the...
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Add or Remove Protected Folders for Controlled Folder Access in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Add or Remove Protected Folders for Controlled Folder Access in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add and remove protected folders for Controlled Folder Access in Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11. Microsoft Defender Antivirus is an antivirus software that is included in Windows 11 and can help protect your device from viruses, malware, and other threats. Controlled folder access helps protect your valuable data from malicious apps and threats, such as ransomware. In a ransomware attack, your files can get encrypted and held hostage. Controlled folder access protects your data by checking apps against a list of known, trusted apps. With controlled folder access in place, a notification appears on the computer where an app attempted to make changes to a file in a protected folder...
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Enable or Disable Cloud-delivered Protection for Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Cloud-delivered Protection for Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Cloud-delivered protection for Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11. Microsoft Defender Antivirus is an antivirus software that is included in Windows 11 and can help protect your device from viruses, malware, and other threats. Cloud protection and automatic sample submission works together with Microsoft Defender Antivirus to deliver accurate, real-time, and intelligent protection. Microsoft Defender Antivirus works seamlessly with Microsoft cloud services. These cloud protection services, also referred to as Microsoft Advanced Protection Service (MAPS), enhance standard real-time protection. With cloud protection, next-generation technologies provide rapid identification of...
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Use Find My Device to Locate your Windows 11 Device

Privacy and Security Use Find My Device to Locate your Windows 11 Device

This tutorial will show you how to use Find My Device to see the last known location of your Windows 10 or Windows 11 device. Find My Device is a feature that can help you locate your Windows 11 device if it's lost or stolen. To use this feature, sign in to your device with a Microsoft account and make sure you're an administrator on it. This feature works when location services is turned on for your device, even if other users on the device have turned off location settings for their apps. Any time you attempt to locate the device online at Microsoft, users using the device will see a notification in the notification area. If you have Find My Device turned on, your device will automatically update its location periodically while...
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Enable or Disable Find My Device in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Find My Device in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Find My Device to see the last known location of your Windows 11 device from your Microsoft account online. Find My Device is a feature that can help you locate your Windows 11 device if it's lost or stolen. To use this feature, sign in to your device with a Microsoft account and make sure you're an administrator on it. This feature works when location services is turned on for your device, even if other users on the device have turned off location settings for their apps. Any time you attempt to locate the device online at Microsoft, users using the device will see a notification in the notification area. If you have Find My Device turned on, your device will automatically update its...
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Enable or Disable Suggested Content in Settings in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Suggested Content in Settings in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off show suggested content in the Settings app for your account in Windows 11. Microsoft can offer you suggestions throughout Settings. This content comes in a variety of forms, and can help you discover new features within Settings, or suggest new content and apps you may find interesting. Reference https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/general-privacy-settings-in-windows-7c7f6a09-cebd-5589-c376-7f505e5bf65a Option One: Turn On or Off Suggested Content in Settings app in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Suggested Content in Settings app using REG file Turn On or Off Suggested Content in Settings app in Settings 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on Privacy & security on...
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Enable or Disable Website Access to Language List in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Enable or Disable Website Access to Language List in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off website access to the language list for your account in Windows 11. Some websites may have their content available in different languages. Windows can share information about your preferred language list with websites so that they can have the opportunity to respect your language preferences without you having to independently set them for each site. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/general-privacy-settings-in-windows-7c7f6a09-cebd-5589-c376-7f505e5bf65a Option One: Turn On or Off Website Access to Language List in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Website Access to Language List using REG file Turn On or Off Website Access to Language List in Settings 1...
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Change Default Location in Windows 11

Privacy and Security Change Default Location in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to set or change the default location for your Windows 11 device for your account. Microsoft operates a location service that helps determine the precise geographic location of your Windows device. The precise location of your device allows apps to give you directions, show shops and restaurants that are near you, and more. Many apps and services request location information from your device, and the Windows location service gives you control over which apps are allowed to access your precise location. Location services is a device-wide setting that can be controlled by the device administrator. When turned on, it enables certain Windows features—such as auto-setting the time zone or Find my device—to...
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